A significant security breach at Pay Tel, a prison payphone service, exposed over 300,000 callers' driver's licenses and inmate communications. The data was publicly accessible until security researchers discovered and reported the lapse, after which Pay Tel secured the exposed information.
Background
Pay Tel provides communication services for correctional facilities, handling sensitive personal data of inmates and their contacts. Data breaches in such services can have serious privacy implications for vulnerable populations.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- May 29, 2026 at 02:00 AM
- Score
- 8.0 / 10